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Common Agricultural Policy

Volume 199: debated on Thursday 28 November 1991

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To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will give details of expenditure in 1990–91 and 1991–92 by the Intervention Board executive agency and the Ministry of Agriculture on market regulation under the common agricultural policy.

Details are given as follows of the outturn for 1990–91 and the latest forecast of outturn for 1991–92.

£ million
1990–91 actual outturn)1991–92 (forecast outturn)
Price guarantees
Potatoes
Wool18·234·9
Assistance to the egg industry0·1
TOTAL18·334·9
Support for capital and other improvements
Farm and Conservation Grant Scheme (EC)3·26·3
Agriculture Improvement Scheme (EC)13·310·2
Agriculture and Horticulture Development Scheme12·27·7
Farm Structures0·30·3
Agriculture and Horticulture Grant Scheme
Agriculture Improvement Scheme (National)0·90·3
Northern Ireland Agriculture Development Programme7·08·3
Farm Woodland Scheme1·02·1
Farm and Conservation Grant Scheme (National)32·133·8
Guidance Premiums0·10·1
Farm Accounts0·20·3
Other0·20·4
TOTAL70·569·8
Support for agriculture in special areas
Hill Livestock Compensatory Allowances130·4159·3
1990–91 (actual outturn)1991–92 (forecast outturn)
Additional benefit under AHDS, NIADP, AHGS, AIS (EC), AIS (National), FCGS (EC) and FCGS (National)18·619·8
Others10·111·3
Total159·1190·4
Other Payments
Set-Aside Scheme19·127·4
Milk Outgoers Scheme0·80·7
Crofting Building Grants and Loans (net)3·34·2
Sheep Compensation Scheme 19860·91·0
Storm Damage Recovery Scheme 19870·4
Cooperation Grants0·91·2
Farm Diversification—
Capital Grants2·83·0
Marketing and Feasibility Grants0·10·4
Nitrate Sensitive Areas Scheme0·30·9
Environmentally Sensitive Areas9·411·6
Extensification0·4
Other1·01·2
TOTAL39·052·0
GRAND TOTAL286·9347·1
Some of this expenditure attracts contributions from the European Community. These are mainly received in the following year. In 1991–92, £81 million is expected to be received from the fund compared with £52 million in 1990–91.